Eddy Mitchell was the guest of Seven to eight this Sunday, November 24 for the portrait of the week of Audrey Crespo-Mara. He notably returned to his relationships with his three children.
Eddy Mitchell is still in the spotlight despite his 82 years. The singer had to postpone the release of his new album Friends because of health problems. It has therefore been postponed to November 29. Johnny Hallyday's friend was the guest of Audrey Crespo-Mara's portrait of the week this Sunday, November 24. He took advantage of this interview to give his news. “It's going slowly… I had pneumonia“, he revealed. But the interpreter of The last session decided to change his lifestyle at the request of his doctors. He stopped smoking and drinking. “Alcohol is over too. It was more of a mania than anything else, there was no pleasure; 'Hey, what do you want to drink?', instead of drinking a glass of water or fruit juice, have a scotch…”, he explained.
Eddy Mitchell admits he was “not often there” for his children
In this exchange, Eddy Mitchell also spoke about his relationship with his wife Muriel Bailleul, whose life he has shared for more than forty years, recalling that the latter had also helped him break with another of his addictions, The singer said that on tour, he went to the casino at 4 p.m. and had his makeup done there. “And then I was going to sing and then there was the poker table waiting for me. It ended around 6 a.m.,” he detailed. His wife gave him an ultimatum, her or the game, which worked. He also paid tribute to him in song on his latest album. In his portrait, Eddy Mitchell also mentioned his fatherhood. Asked if he had been a good father, the singer replied without tongue in cheek that it had not been “Really ” the case. “Because I wasn't there often. On the other hand, as I got older, yes, I became a good father. Young, I was always on the road, I was never there. So I didn't see my children to grow”, he admitted. He admitted that he regretted having been an absentee father to his children.
Why did Eddy Mitchell prefer to remain discreet about his children?
Eddy Mitchell had three children, Eddy, Maryline and Pamela. But he always preferred to remain discreet about them. He revealed to the magazine Gala in 2017 have “refused all photos” in his house, with them“because it could incite crazy people to do them harm.” The singer. did not hesitate to be very blunt when talking about his grandson's profession. “My grandson, he is 28 years old (…) musically we have completely different opinions, since he is a DJ so he does techno, and me, it's not my field at all”, he told RTL.
